Booked this hotel because it's one of the cheaper hotels in Beijing that still gets decent reviews.
It's clean, if minimal, which is most important. Wifi works sometimes and when it works it's fast and good but it will also be down quite a bit of the time.
Most of the staff speaks little to no English, so a translation app will be pretty vital if you need to communicate other than basic check in info.
One night when I returned to my room, a few things had been visible moved, even though I hadn't requested room service and nothing had been cleaned. This freaked me out but when I went to speak to the front desk (using translation app because English was non-existent) she protested and argued and insisted everything was fine. Then, upon returning to the room, I dropped a mug and they charged me for it! Poor customer service and except for this weird incident the place seemed secure/safe enough. But I have my doubts because they didn't want to rectify my concerns.
Location is okay but not stellar: it's about a mile/10-15minute walk from the subway station/Temple of Heaven, and the hotel is attached to a restaurant which is good because there aren't too many other restaurants or bars in the area (a few but it's mostly residential area). Not many cabs either but the hotel was able to call one for me. It was close to a main bus station, which helps.
Nice there's tables outside to chill or smoke, a rarity in Beijing.
Overall, decent price for clean sheets.